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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-31

"The number of women who remon-
strated against suffrage in Massachusetts,
this year was eighty-one, as against
5,741 petitioners in favor"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-31
w. L. WooD & Co. have Jus

w. L. WOOD & Co. have just
received the largest and most COM
plete line Of Paints ever brought
to this city. Mixed Paints in all
tints, colors and quantities. Var
nishes, Colors in Oil, Dry Colors,
White Lead, Oil, Glass, Putty, etc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-31
Wood Go. Lands.
FOR SALE.

The undersigned is owner or gent
for the following described lands,
which are offered for sale at reasonable
nriooc .n6 on aoou +orn,e.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-31

w. Kline, the jeweler. Shop IN
T. A. Barnes, confectionery store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-31

These goods can not be sampled. Value and
style guaranteed to every purch aser.
Money cheerfully refunded, should goods
not suit.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
THE COAST.
A Heavy Snow at San
Francisco.
EASTERN TOURISTS SURPRISED
Northern Horse Breeders Afraid
of California Colts and Bar
them from Races.
Special to the HERALD. !

SAN Francisco, February 5.-The ar.
rival of the first excursion from Los An
geles to the central citrus fruit belt was
signalized to-day by splendid storm
which began about eight hours before
the advent of the easterners. When
they got into San Francisco they found
three inches of snow N.,all the buildings
while the sidewalks were piled up on
the edges to a depth of five and six
inches The excursionists were taken
by surprise. The people availed of the
occasion to the utmost, and feeling OF
hilarity and abandon took ,seession Of
the town. Snow balling ". universal,
and all ages, sexes and conditions par
ticipated In the mad saturnalia. On a
building opposite the Lick House lot
of madcaps had built a snow figure of
King Gambrinus, six feet high, and had
placed beer bottle in the right hand.
The visitors from Iowa aud Michigan
expressed unbounded astonishment, as
they had been led to expect climate
like Semi .Tropic California.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
BOARD Of Public Vorlxs.

The Board Of Public Works met yes
terday and recommended: That bid
for grading intersection of Flower and
First streets be rejected, and thu
Street Superintendent put the chain
gang on the work, and deposit the eartl
in Hope and First street intersection.
That the communication of s. A.
Widney be referred to the City Sur
veyor.
That petition of Mathew Dunsmore
and Others to have the earth removed
from Belevne avenue In front of the city
property, the property be advertised for
public sale the consideration being
the grading of the street earth from the
frontage for the city property.
That petition of j. j. Mellus for per-
mission to erect steam engine-be 70.
ferred to the Fire Commissioners.
That the communication from the
Mayor in regard to Mission and Downey
avenues be referred to the Street Sup.
erintendent.
On bids for catch basins, iron work,
that the contract be awarded to the
Union Works, they being the lowest
bidders.
The board then took up the question
of granting the $50, 900 bonus cable line
of street cars. The legality of allowing
three lines upon one street was brought
up and the City Attorney was called in
for his opinion. Mr.. Daily stated that it
could not be done legally.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
A ELOODED DUEL.
How Two Southern Politicians
Settled n Dispute.

Settled a Dispute.
CHICAGO, February 5.--The Times
Raleigh, N. c., special says: "Dr. J. M.
Wilcox is the Republican leader of Ashe
county and John Baker is the leading
Democrat of the same county. During
the campaign last fall a bitter feud arose
between the two, and has since been
growing more intense. Friends have
several times interferred to prevent
fight. Wilcox was returning home from
seeing patient in the country and met
Baker on the road. Baker stopped the
doctor, and said "that he could not live
any longer without having a settlement
of the difficulty according to the code. .
Wilcox replied that he was ready and
willing to accommodate Baker at any
time. B,ker asked Wilcox if he was
armed. Wilcox answered ''yes." Each
then pulled his pistol and it was exam.
ined by the other and then handed back
to the owner. They then marked of
fifteen PAGES and commenced shooting.
Five rounds were fired and On the last
round Baker was shot through the head
and mortally wounded. Wilcox then
gave Baker the benefit of his skill as
physician and took him home. Baker
then sent for his friends and made q
statement that he forced the duel on
Wilcox, and that Wilcox only acted in
self defense. Wilcox found two bullet.
holes through his hat and one in his
clothes
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
AFRAID OF OUR COLTS.
The National Association will
Bar Them out. "a.

Inc NAtlOhah AsSOCAAtIOh y" HI
Bar Them out. "a.
New York, February 5.-The Turf,
Field and Farm says: ''The National
Association of Trotting Horse Drivers
have made quite an important departure
in regard to the stakes for 1887. The
executive committee of the association
has in several important stakes barred
colts bred in California and Kentucky.
This concession to early maturity was
positively forced by letters received from
breeders in severer climates. There was
a consensus of opinion that these own
ers did not care to continue putting up
their good money and haveJit<sw swept
away by phenomenal youngstW the
Pacific slope and the Blue GrasSregion.
The decision was of compromise char.
acter, some of tie stakes being left free
for all, and others conditional for the
non.presence of the dreaded colts who
can be tracked all through the winter.
The territory is an immense one for the
association to cover, and it may as well
be recognized first as last that Northern
bred and reared colts cannot successfully
compete on equal terms with the pre-
coGous Californians.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
City Board Of Education.

The City Board of Education met last
night, President Kurtz in the chair.
Mrs. Averill acted as Secretary. The
re ignation of Miss Kate Brousseau as
teacher was accepted. Miss Annibel
Tuttle was appointed teacher for the
new school in the Hellman st. building.
The Misses Margaret Blake and Christie
Muller were appointed to fill vacancies
in the Central School. Miss Cora s.
Slack and NJ. Fannie Boal were elected
Assistant Principals for the Central and
Hellman st. schools, respectively at a
monthly salary of Sl00. The salary of
Principal, A. Il. Baker was raised $40 per
month. The janitor of Spring st. school
had bis salary increased $40 per month
and other janitors S. per month. Mr..
Earl was uppointed committee to pre-.
sent the wishes of the Board to the
Council Committee in respec. to matters
pertaining to that department in con.
nectiou with the new charter.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
The Rain.

The fall in this county yesterday af
ternoon and last night, an average Of
about an inch of rain fell. 1t comes
right in the nick of time. While the
season so far has been one of very light
rainfall, it has been favorable one in
all other respects. There have been no
heavy west winds to desicate vegetation.
On the contrary, while there has been
little precipitation the air has been full
of moisture, held in state of
suspension. Again there has been
but very little warm weather to
force growth, which must have perIshed
for lacS of moisture. The result has
been to keep grain and grass back ward,
but not in o suffering condition. The
result OF the rain last night will be to
insure fair crop of grain next harvest,
If few more showers are ouchsafed to
the country during the next six weeks.
The rain that fell will do for the next
three or four weeks, if the weather con.
tinues to be as it has been during the
previous.portion of the winter.
The storm has been general all over
the State. Two TO four inches of rain
have fallen. and the season ir safe.
The enly interest in jeopardy here
abouts was that Of the grain grower on
mesa land.
The water sources are materially re.
plenished by this rain and there will be
q good supply for irrigation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Tha Wanfher.

SAN FRANcIsco, February 5.-The
signal service synopsis for the past "a
reads: Barometer is the lowest in Nevada
and highest in the eastern portion OF
Washington Territory. 1t is falling,
along the Pacific Coast except in cen.
trail California, where it is rising slightly.
Light SHOWS have fallen in Oregon and
snow and rain in California; following are
amounts: Walla Walla, .0S; Roseburg,
.0l; Ashland, .0l; Fort Bidwell, .36;
Red Bluff. l.37; Sacramento, l.73; San
Francisco, l.93; Los Angeles, SO; San
Diego, .O3. The total amount for the
storm are as follows: Fort Bidwell. 100;
Red Bluff, 2.l7; Sacramento, 3.46; San
Francisco, Ala; Los Angeles, .36 and
San Diego, .03.
SAN Francisco, February 5.--Indi-
cations for "a hours, commencing A. M.
February 6, California, light rains.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Train Runs Off q
Bridge.
NEARLY SIXTY LIVES LOST.
A Broken Rail Causes the Accident.
Spectators Unable to Rem
der Assistance.
NEARLY SIXTY LIVES LOST
Special to tn. Herald oy the associated pys.s

Special to the Herald BY the associated Press
CONCORD. N. H., February 5.-The
express train that left Boston at 7
o'clock last night met with . terrible
accident near Woodstock, on the Gen.
trail Vermont, about 2:30 this morning.
The train started from this city on
time, but was detained at White River
Junction, SO it was about an hour and a
half late. 1t consisted OF locomotive,
baggage car, postal car, two passenger
coaches and two sleepers. 1t WIS run
ming at the usual rate of speed, and
when about 200 yards south of the
deck of the bridge near Old Windsor
Station, broken rail was struck. The
locomotive, baggage and postal cars
broke away from the rest of the train,
passing over the bridge in safety.
The rest of the train was thrown
from the rails and continued on
the roadbed until it came near
the end of the bridge, but there it ran
over an abutment and all of the cars fell
into White river, some fifty feet down.
The gorge at this point is ffightful, and
when the cars went down there was a
terrible crash. As soon as possible the
detached part of the train was stopped
and ran back to the scene of the ais-
aster. The screams Of the injured were
heartrendipg. Assistance came from the
people in the vicinity, and everything
was done to rescue and relieve
the injured. Soon after help ar
rived 1t was discovered that fire
had started in the front coach, and
the entire train was ablaze. Thus ad.
ding new horror to the frightful catas
trophe. Those present were powerless
to stop the fire and devoted thems alves
entirely to attempting to rescue those
imprisoned in the wreck. The rsscuers
met aaother and unexpected obstacle in
the heat which han become so intense
that they were obliged to relinquish
their efforts 10 save the sufferers, and
were compelled to retreat to place of
safety for themselves, and to become un.
willing and horror stricken witnesses of
the awful scene. In addition to this and,
to add to the horrors and sufferings of
the passengers the weather was intensely
cold.
Twenty. six persons, so far as known,
were taken out alive from the cars
which were burned. The two passenger
coaches were we'll filled, and every
berth in both sleeping cars was occupied !;
and twelve in the one from Springfield,
making the total number Of passengers
in the wrecked cars abbut eighty.
This will probably make the number of
dead between fifty and sixty. The
bridge was between thirty and forty
feet above the water, which was covered
with thick ice. making it probable that
the deaths resulted from crushing and
burning rather than drowning.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
SNOW IN SAN FRANCISCO.
at Exciecs Great Interest and
Causes Enjoy mcnt.


Causes EnjOr mcnt.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 5.-The
residents of San Francisco awoke
Saturday morning to NEE. sight which
proved 10 be as enjoyable to many us il
was unexpected and surprising to all.
Everywhere covering of pure white was
visible, the result of a snowfall which
began shortly after 3 p. NJ. and contin.
ued without cessation until noon. When
the fall reached six inches that it was a
pleasant novelty was quickly made ap-
parent by the action Of every one. old
and young. A great confsgration or
earthquake would not have excited more
interest. Throughout the residence por.
ton of the city the windows were occu-
pied by people indishabill curious to see
the unusual phenomenon. Every pass
ing vehicle was greeted by groups of
young people with showers of snowballs
and windows ON the street cars were
badly damaged. Street car travel was
interrupted to some extent early in the
day, owing to suow on the tracks, other
wise no inconvenience or damage re-
suited. The snow was wet and soon af.
ter it ceased falling began to melt rapid.
ly, and is now fast disappearing.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
sStOlled.V

Last evening about 6 o'clock as a
heavy team drawing large wagon pass.
ed over the newly relaid ground that
was dug mp to put in new sewer on
Spring street near Temple, one Of the
horses fell through the loose ground up
to his body. A dozen men set to work
at once to extricate the unfortunate ami
NAL andIin about half an hour succeed
ed in getting him on "all fours" without
any injuries except few bruises.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
The Coast Line.

The graders have reached San Buena-
ventura on the Coast Line Railway.
The track is laid to three miles below
Santa Paula. Here halt is called for
the present. There are eight hundred
men at work on the heavy cut between
Ventura and Santa Barbara and almost
daily car load of laborers is sent from
San Francisco to swell this army OF
toilers
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain at Napa,

NArA, CAL, February 5.-During the
last "a hours to seven o'clock four and
a half inches OF rain has fallen. During
the storm six fifty two hundredths have
fallen. 1t has been showing for the past
three hours.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Longshoremen strike,

SAN FRANCISCO, February 5.--About
seventy out Of ninety longshoremen en-
gagged in loading the British ships City
of Glasgow and Sirene at Port Costa
have gone out on strike. 1t is ex-
pected that the trouble will be amicaliy
settled,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain at lone.

lone, February S Rain has been
falling here for 30 hours, giving one and
sixty hundredths inches for storm and
six and three hundredths inches for sea.
son. This, with reasonable spring
showers, will assure good grain crops in
this county. Cloudy. with prospects of
more rain to-day.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
A Bark wrecked.

SAN Francisco, February 5.--The
Schooner Greyhound which arrived here
from Tahiti to-day, brought news of
the wreck and total loss of the Bark
fAstracan off Melbourne Island on the
night of December l7th. The Astra an
was bound to the United Kingdom from
Astoria. All of the crew were saved and
ten of them arrived here on the Grey
hound
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain at Grass valley,

GRASS VALLEY, February 5.-The
storm still continues but not as hard as
yesterday. Snow fell last night, but
little is on the ground now. Rain is
falling in light drizzliug showers to-day.
The storm promises to continue to-
night.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain at bethany.

BETHANY, February 5.--About one
inch of rain has fallen here, but indica.
tions now point to breaking up of the
storm. Farmers and merchants alike
are jubilant.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
The st. Elmo.

1t is well-known tha the st. Elmo
has come into the hands of Messrs.
Rufugio Bilderrain. and Harry Rose. The
names of these gentlemen are sufficient
guarantee that this old.time popular
hostlery is to be run upon q plane OF
very high excellence. The travelling
public, and such citizens of Los Angeles
as find it to their mind to live at a hotel,
will find the st. Elmo to be in all re-
srects, the place they are seeking.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain at Colusa.

CoLUsA, February 5.-At 3 P. M
there is 2 70 inches of rain for the storm.
The rain last uight and this morning
was mixed with snow. This morning
about s o'clock snow fell pretty heavily
and protected spots became white, but
it went off with rain. At Arbuckle,
sixteen miles southwest from here, the
snow was four inches deep. At noon it
was still raining.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
WashinEton Notes.

WASHINGTON. d. c., February s.
There are score of candidates from
California for the Interstate commits.
sion. John Hackett. of Alameda is the
latest. He is endorsed by Vrooman,
Fair and others.
A petition was presented to the House
to-day from B. F. Clayton, secretary of
the National Viticultural Association,
asking Congress to pass the sweet wine
bill.
Dispatches from California soy much
anxiety is felt among wine.makers there
lest the sweet.wine bill, now in the
hands of the House Conference Com.
mittee may, through the influence of
Eastern grain distillers be reported back
adversely. Senator Williams, who has
given much attention to this subject,
says: eff California people are not will
ing that the bill should pass allowing
Eastern wine.men to fortify their
wines with grain spirits, am
sure our bill will fail. If
we concede this the bill may still fail,
but without making this concession it ID
certain to be beaten"
Senator Stanford's bill to refund to
the several States and Territories the
direct war tax levied under the act of
August 5, 1861, passed the Senate yes
terday with but one dissenting vote. A
similar bill introduced by Henley was
before the House Committee on Claims.
This committee in the Forty-Eighth
Congress reported favorably upon the
proposition, and, it is believed. will do
so again if the matter is properly
pressed. The bill refunds to the State
of California the sum of $254, 200.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain mt san Jose.

SAN JOSE. February 5.-Four inches
of rain have fallen since $3.50 yesterday
up to noon to-day and six inches at Los
Gatos. The creeks are rising over a
foot an hour. The rain is steady and
constant at II o'clock. The barometer
stood at 20. SO and is still falling.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain at He'd Bluff.

RED BLUFF. February SIT com.
menced raining this morning from mid.
night to 8 o'clock, when it changed to
snow which continued falling until after
IL, since which time rain has fallen
steadily. Snow was about an inch deep.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06

@725O-714 acres on Boyle Heights: sz1ss.
fronting ON Stevenson eyenuo. :
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain at Prin ,etOn.

PRINCETON, February 5.-Up to 10
o'clock this morning two and one-half
inches of rain had fallen. Rain with
snow is still falling. The thermometer
is 25; the barometer 2S.6S and falling.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rniu mt Stocktou.

STOCKTON, February St had rained
about one inch for the present storm up
to 2 o'clock to-day. II is still cloudy,
and Indications point to continuance.
Tbs farmers are jubilant, as this last
rain guarantees good crops.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain at ReddiuW,

BEDDING, February 5.-The prospects
for all kinds of crops in Shasta county
are brighter than for many years, as the
rainfall has occurred at most propiti.
Gus time during the season. A heavy
rain is now in progress.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Ratn,at, Marvsyilie,

MARYsvILLE, February 5.-It has
been raining continually for the last SO
hours; $50 inches fell up to o'clock
this morning. 1t is still raining hard,
with prospects of continuing.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
German Reserves.

BERLIN, February S. - Sixty'eight
thousand five hundred men belonging to
the infantry and 4s0O men belonging to
the JAEGER or riaemen regiments of
German reserves, together with such
members of non.commissioned officers
as the war department shall decide upon
have been summoned to twelve days
service for the purpose of being drilled
in the use of the repeating rife, with
which the whole army is being equipped.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Snow mt Truckec.

TRUcKEE. February 5.-The storm
has abated, but indications are for con.
tinuance. Three feet of snow have fall.
en- in the valleys, and mill mem report
four to five feet in the mountains.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain mt Antioch. /.

ANTIOCH. February 5.--The rainfall
here since yesterday morning at 10
O'Clock 10 2l0. Snow fell for four
hours.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
AT Snnla lIartas

SANTA MARIA, February 5.--It COM
menced raining here at 8 A. M. One
inch has fallen. Tho prospects are for a
long continuance. Crops were looking
well, and now good yield is assured
with future rains. The heavy winds pre-
ceding The rain demolished warehouse
at the mouth of Inyo Canyon this morn
ing. which contained all the machinery
for working the extensive Newhall
ranch. No other damage is reported.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Colusa Not to be Divid cd

SACRAMENTO. February 5.-The Com.
mittee on Counties and County Bound.
aries reported against the bill creating
the county of Glenn out of portion Of
Colusa. ~
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain Mt San Hernardiuo

SAN BERNARDINo, February ga
fine rain is falling. Att p. M. the pros
poets are good for all night rain.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain mt Napa.

NAPA, February Sit has been snow.
ing and raining all day; ever Z inches
for the storm. Between Napa and
Moncicello the snow is IA inches.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain 0t M MOdestO.

MODESTO, February 5.-Rainfall of
the present storm is so hundredths of
an inch; total for the season 2.93 inches
Cold and cloudy with south wind.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain nj Yisnlia.

vIsALIA. February Sit began tt
rain heavily at 3 P. NJ, and has contin
ued without interrupted since. Heav,
lest rain of the season.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain ut Mcrced.

MERGED, February 5.-Since 4 P. NJ.
heavy showers have continued falling
for moro than an hour. Farmers and
business men feel more cheerful.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
showing Again.

YREKA, February 5.-It is showing
again. Seven feet on Scott mountain
and five feet on Siskiyou.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain and snow ut Livcrmorc

LIvERMoRE, February 5.--The rain
fall for the twenty.four hours ending at
noon is 2.lO; total for the storm, 30;
season, 6.l2. The first snow in Liver
more valley since 1883 fell this morning
to the depth of two inches. About ten
inches fell on the hills. A heavy warm
rain is falling. aud the snow is fast melt.
ing Thermometer 40.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain at SncramentO.

SACRAMENTO, February Sit is rain
ing here still, but not heavily. About
ont inch of snow fell at Davisville this
morning,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
The OHIO Rise.

CINCINNATI, February 5.-The river at
10 o'clock this morning had reached a
stage of fifty.six feet one inch, which
was rise in the past nine hours of FIVE
inches. The diminution on the rate of
rise is encouraging, especially as there
is yet no rain, but with cloudy sky
and the Thermometer above 80. there is
still ground for apprehension. The rise
as it is now, causes serious inconvenience
to railroads and to river transportation,
besides interfering with many manu-.
factures on the river front. Every addi.
tional foot of increase magnifies the loss
at a much higher rate. Until rainfall
comes, however, the condition will re.
main hopeful.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
Rain and SNOW

SAN Francisco, February 5.-Re.
ports received here state that snow
is falling at Newhall. 1t is raining heav'
lily at San Louis Ob'spo and Ventura.